Punjab Dairy farmers ask for Rs 7/kg milk subsidy or agitation from 21 May
Dairy farmers of Punjab have decided to launch an agitation against the Bhagwant Mann government for what they called were non-redressal of their demands from May 21 onwards. The protests, the farmers said, will start from Punjab villages and then spread outwards. Daljit Singh Sadarpura, president of Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), told mediapersons in…
Pulses, milk prices fall : Is the worst of food inflation Over ?
The fall in global SMP and butter fat prices should put a lid on inflation in milk and dairy products in India. That, together with retail prices of pulses ruling lower than a year ago, offers some respite amid overall rising food inflation. IS THE worst of food inflation — 8.38 per cent year-on-year in April…
Four dairy organisations seek inclusion in Raj govt’s cash support scheme
Four dairy organisations from Rajasthan have urged the state government to include their members in Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojna, under which Rs 5 per litre cash support is provided. The four organisations — Paayas Dairy, Sakhi Dairy, Asha Dairy and Ujala Dairy — have sought Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s intervention for their inclusion…
AAU, Amul Dairy ink MoU for liquid biofertilizer tech
The Anand Agricultural University (AAU) has signed an MoU with Amul dairy for transfer of liquid biofertilizer technology that helps reducing excessive use of chemical fertilizers in farming. The MoU was signed by director of research and dean of postgraduate studies Dr MK Jhala and Amul Dairy’s managing director Amit Vyas in presence of AAU vice-chancellor Dr…
Assam Govt Inks Pact With NDDB; To Enhance Milk Output to 1 mill LPD
In a bid to enhance the daily milk output in the northeastern state to over a million litres, the Assam Government today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for a five-year period. According to the agreement, NDDB would oversee the managerial operations of East Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union…
State decides to control cattle feed prices in Kerala
Focusing on steps to enhance the income of dairy farmers, the Dairy Development department has decided to control the prices of cattle feed to rein in the spiralling production costs of milk. A meeting chaired by Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani here on Tuesday decided against hiking the price of milk and…
5 dairy owners in Palanpur booked for using oxytocin on buffaloes
Five dairy owners in Banaskantha’s Palanpur were booked for allegedly using banned oxytocin injection to increase milk producing capacity of their buffaloes. Oxytocin, a schedule H drug, is banned for retail sale by the union government since 2018 due to its misuse in the cattle industry to increase milk production. According to police, the racket…
CHAMUL beats pandemic impact, exports milk to Nepal, Bhutan
The Chamarajanagar Dist.Co-op.Milk Producers’Societies’ Union Limited (CHAMUL) has recorded 1.5 crore profit for the year ending 2020-21. The CHAMUL operating in one of the backward districts of the state since just last six years has achieved amid Covid distress. Speaking to The Hans India on Monday CHAMUL President H S Nanjunda Prasad told that Covid…
Promote start-up culture for Atmanirbharta in fodder
The Centre, States and other institutions must join hands to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the fodder sector The recent crisis of dry fodder has attracted considerable national attention over the last few months. Reportedly, the two major reasons are: (1) farmers opted for mustard crop in place of wheat in northern Indian plains and…
Holland to help set up dairy trading centre of excellence in southern UP
The Dutch government is keen on sharing its expertise in the dairy sector with India and will soon set up a Dairy Trading Centre of Excellence (DTCE) in southern Uttar Pradesh, says Michiel van Erkel, Agriculture Counsellor, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Holland is willing to set up more than one DTCE in India as also…